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Conservative-LibDem coalition looking likely in UK


David Cameron, leader of the UK’s Conservative Party, sensationally reached out to the Liberal Democrats in a speech at 2.30pm in London today, offering the promise of cooperation on policy.

He avoided using the word “coalition”, but made it clear that he wanted a more stable arrangement than would be offered by a minority Conservative government that only relied on assurances of support from other parties.

In a remarkable speech that was a rare instance of...

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